Travel in county Charles

It’s travel strike season in France once again. Travelers visiting or traveling through France over the next several weeks should prepare for the possibility of significant air and rail travel disruptions due to a series of planned travel strikes that have cut 30 percent of flights at major airports, and could cancel train departures for months.

Unless you’re visiting a major city for your holidays, the last leg can be the worst of the whole journey. When you emerge from a busy airport, tired from your flight, the last thing you need is to try and figure out how to use local public transport.

Some of the Air France spaces at Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport (CDG) smell a bit different now than they did last month.

Heathrow Airport's plan to build a third runway at London's main hub has been given a boost by Chancellor Rachel Reeves.

Two years ago, I had an incredible time in KLM's business class and was eager to treat myself to another upgraded experience. However,flying business class can be pricey, so I always considered it a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

Did you know some airlines, including Air France, offer tickets that combine flights and train rides? They function much like air-only itineraries except one segment is on a train instead of a plane. Some travelers might want to do this if they are flying into a hub airport, such as Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport (CDG), and then continuing on to a smaller city where there might be little flight connectivity. Booking a combined ticket can make the experience more seamless.

Air France-KLM Flying Blue has increased the cost of saver-level redemptions to Europe and beyond by approximately 20% on average, but it promises 30% more seats at the lowest saver pricing to compensate. Travel on Points first reported this devaluation.

In the children’s section of Albertine, copies of “Le Petit Prince,” stories of Tintin and Babar and other much-loved French classics are for sale beneath a sapphire-colored ceiling gilded with hand-painted constellations. What’s arguably New York’s most enchanting bookstore opened a decade ago inside the palatial Payne Whitney House, an early 1900s landmark built by the architect Stanford White on the southeast corner of East 79th Street and Fifth Avenue that’s served as the headquarters of the French Embassy’s cultural and educational activities in the United States for the past 72 years.

Dec 11, 2024 • 8 min read

The same passenger who was discovered stowing away on a Delta Air Lines flight from New York to Paris earlier in the week became unruly aboard a returning flight on Saturday, delaying the plane’s departure, an aviation official said.

The world’s largest airline alliance is ramping up the battle for premium travelers. On Thursday, Star Alliance opened its first branded airport lounge in Asia. The new facility is in Terminal One at Guangzhou Baiyun International Airport in southern China. A second lounge will operate from the new Terminal Three when it opens next year.

So much of plane travel can be stressful. Whether it’s the race to the airport, the interminable security lines, or the fear of flying itself, there are plenty of ways for anxiety to build.

Wyndham Hotels & Resorts is teaming up with investment firm Lafayette Square to address a persistent barrier to hotel ownership — access to capital for diverse entrepreneurs.

Air France insists it is playing the long game after a costly Olympic Games. The French flag carrier – part of the Air France-KLM Group – posted its third-quarter earnings Thursday and quantified the negative financial impact from the Paris event.

Nov 4, 2024 • 5 min read

Next spring, Air France will return to Central Florida for the first time in more than a decade. This week, the carrier announced plans to launch nonstop service from its Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport (CDG) home base to Orlando International Airport (MCO). It'll link the home of Disneyland Paris with that of Walt Disney World.

Air France is bringing back a popular link to Europe from Orlando International Airport (MCO) next summer.

Aer Lingus is launching service to a new U.S. city, helped by the arrival of its newest aircraft type.

If you're struggling to find award availability for your next flight redemption, here's a trick to solve this issue.

When TPG Senior Writer Ben Smithson alerted me to Air France-KLM Flying Blue's July Promo Reward sale — flights from Denver International Airport (DEN) to Europe started at 15,000 Flying Blue miles each way — I was excited. Deals like this aren't exactly rare, but most of them depart from either the East Coast or West Coast, and I'm based in Colorado. I've considered booking positioning flights to take advantage of past deals, but the cost and hassle never ended up being worth it.

The Airbus A380 continues to find a new lease on life with Etihad Airways planning to bring back two more of the superjumbo jets as part of its strong post-coronavirus recovery.

Lisa Logan had always dreamed of visiting Paris. So when her adult son, Bennett, recommended that his parents meet him in the City of Light this Christmas, she eagerly agreed. Bennett helped his mom and dad book round-trip business-class flights on JetBlue from Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT) to Paris-Charles de Gaulle Airport (CDG) via Boston Logan International Airport (BOS). With that part of the trip confirmed, the family happily began planning how they would celebrate a "joyeux noel" in France.